LEADER 02899oam 2200529I 450 001 9910962664903321 005 20251117090037.0 010 $a1-351-96286-8 010 $a1-315-26404-8 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315264042 035 $a(CKB)3710000001080940 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4817477 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4817477 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11356638 035 $a(OCoLC)975224480 035 $a(OCoLC)974711320 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB140657 035 $a(BIP)63370966 035 $a(BIP)8582709 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001080940 100 $a20180706e20162003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA bitter harvest $eUS foreign policy and Afghanistan /$fTom Lansford 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (213 pages) 225 1 $aUS Foreign Policy and Conflict in the Islamic World 300 $aFirst published 2003 by Ashgate Publishing. 311 08$a0-7546-3615-1 311 08$a1-351-96287-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. The ethnic actors -- 2. Colonialism and a history of conflict -- 3. The failure of the post-colonial Afghan state -- 4. US policy at the dawn of the Cold War -- 5. The turn to the Soviet Union -- 6. 1979 : the invasion and the Mujahideen -- 7. the Taliban and Post-Cold War US policy -- 8. September 11 and the fall of the Taliban. 330 $aThe 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States formed part of the larger legacy of American interaction in Afghanistan. From the end of World War II onward, American foreign policy had a significant impact on the conflicts that marked the twentieth century history of this troubled land. The role of the United States was magnified by the violence of the ongoing internal ethnic struggles and the external machinations of the superpower Cold War rivalry. In line with the aims of the series, this valuable new book: · presents a historical overview of the causes and legacy of Afghanistan's internal conflict · explores the role and influence of the actors involved, including the various ethnic and religious groups and external powers such as the United States and the Soviet Union · provides the framework for a broader exploration of US policy toward Afghanistan A Bitter Harvest concludes with an assessment of US policy and policy recommendations. 410 0$aUS foreign policy and conflict in the Islamic world series. 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zAfghanistan 607 $aAfghanistan$xForeign relations$zUnited States 676 $a327.73058109045 700 $aLansford$b Tom.$0889380 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962664903321 996 $aA bitter harvest$94481108 997 $aUNINA